PR-8:29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment:when he appointed the foundations of the earth: PR-8:30 Then I was by him, [as] one brought up [with him] :and I was daily [his] delight, rejoicing always before him; PR-8:31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights [were] with the sons of men. PR-8:32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children:for blessed [are they that] keep my ways. PR-8:33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. PR-8:34 Blessed [is] the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. PR-8:35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD. PR-8:36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul:all they that hate me love death. PR-9:1 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: PR-9:2 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table. PR-9:3 She hath sent forth her maidens:she crieth upon the highest places of the city, PR-9:4 Whoso [is] simple, let him turn in hither:[as for] him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, PR-9:5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine [which] I have mingled. PR-9:6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding. PR-9:7 He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame:and he that rebuketh a wicked [man getteth] himself a blot. PR-9:8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee:rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. PR-9:9 Give [instruction] to a wise [man] , and he will be yet wiser:teach a just [man] , and he will increase in learning. PR-9:10 The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom:and the knowledge of the holy [is] understanding. PR-9:11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased. PR-9:12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself:but [if] thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear [it] . PR-9:13 A foolish woman [is] clamorous:[she is] simple, and knoweth nothing. PR-9:14 For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city, PR-9:15 To call passengers who go right on their ways: PR-9:16 Whoso [is] simple, let him turn in hither:and [as for] him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, PR-9:17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread [eaten] in secret is pleasant. PR-9:18 But he knoweth not that the dead [are] there; [and that] her guests [are] in the depths of hell. PR-10:1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son [is] the heaviness of his mother. PR-10:2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing:but righteousness delivereth from death. PR-10:3 The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish:but he casteth away the substance of the wicked. PR-10:4 He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand:but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. PR-10:5 He that gathereth in summer [is] a wise son:[but] he that sleepeth in harvest [is] a son that causeth shame. PR-10:6 Blessings [are] upon the head of the just:but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. PR-10:7 The memory of the just [is] blessed:but the name of the wicked shall rot. PR-10:8 The wise in heart will receive commandments:but a prating fool shall fall. PR-10:9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely:but he that perverteth his ways shall be known. PR-10:10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow:but a prating fool shall fall. PR-10:11 The mouth of a righteous [man is] a well of life:but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. PR-10:12 Hatred stirreth up strifes:but love covereth all sins. PR-10:13 In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found:but a rod [is] for the back of him that is void of understanding. PR-10:14 Wise [men] lay up knowledge:but the mouth of the foolish [is] near destruction. PR-10:15 The rich man's wealth [is] his strong city:the destruction of the poor [is] their poverty. PR-10:16 The labour of the righteous [tendeth] to life:the fruit of the wicked to sin. PR-10:17 He [is in] the way of life that keepeth instruction:but he that refuseth reproof erreth. PR-10:18 He that hideth hatred [with] lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, [is] a fool. PR-10:19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin:but he that refraineth his lips [is] wise. PR-10:20 The tongue of the just [is as] choice silver:the heart of the wicked [is] little worth. PR-10:21 The lips of the righteous feed many:but fools die for want of wisdom. PR-10:22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. PR-10:23 [It is] as sport to a fool to do mischief:but a man of understanding hath wisdom. PR-10:24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him:but the desire of the righteous shall be granted. PR-10:25 As the whirlwind passeth, so [is] the wicked no [more] : but the righteous [is] an everlasting foundation. PR-10:26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so [is] the sluggard to them that send him. PR-10:27 The fear of the LORD prolongeth days:but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. PR-10:28 The hope of the righteous [shall be] gladness:but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. PR-10:29 The way of the LORD [is] strength to the upright:but destruction [shall be] to the workers of iniquity. PR-10:30 The righteous shall never be removed:but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth. PR-10:31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom:but the froward tongue shall be cut out. PR-10:32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable:but the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] frowardness. PR-11:1 A false balance [is] abomination to the LORD:but a just weight [is] his delight. PR-11:2 [When] pride cometh, then cometh shame:but with the lowly [is] wisdom. PR-11:3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them:but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them. PR-11:4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath:but righteousness delivereth from death. PR-11:5 The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. PR-11:6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them:but transgressors shall be taken in [their own] naughtiness. PR-11:7 When a wicked man dieth, [his] expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust [men] perisheth. PR-11:8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead. PR-11:9 An hypocrite with [his] mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered. PR-11:10 When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth:and when the wicked perish, [there is] shouting. PR-11:11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted:but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. PR-11:12 He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour:but a man of understanding holdeth his peace. PR-11:13 A talebearer revealeth secrets:but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter. PR-11:14 Where no counsel [is] , the people fall:but in the multitude of counsellors [there is] safety. PR-11:15 He that is surety for a stranger shall smart [for it] : and he that hateth suretiship is sure. PR-11:16 A gracious woman retaineth honour:and strong [men] retain riches. PR-11:17 The merciful man doeth good to his own soul:but [he that is] cruel troubleth his own flesh. PR-11:18 The wicked worketh a deceitful work:but to him that soweth righteousness [shall be] a sure reward. PR-11:19 As righteousness [tendeth] to life:so he that pursueth evil [pursueth it] to his own death. PR-11:20 They that are of a froward heart [are] abomination to the LORD:but [such as are] upright in [their] way [are] his delight. PR-11:21 [Though] hand [join] in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished:but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered. PR-11:22 [As] a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, [so is] a fair woman which is without discretion. PR-11:23 The desire of the righteous [is] only good:[but] the expectation of the wicked [is] wrath. PR-11:24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and [there is] that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] to poverty. PR-11:25 The liberal soul shall be made fat:and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. PR-11:26 He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing [shall be] upon the head of him that selleth [it] . PR-11:27 He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour:but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him. PR-11:28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall:but the righteous shall flourish as a branch. PR-11:29 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool [shall be] servant to the wise of heart. PR-11:30 The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life; and he that winneth souls [is] wise. PR-11:31 Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner. PR-12:1 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge:but he that hateth reproof [is] brutish. PR-12:2 A good [man] obtaineth favour of the LORD:but a man of wicked devices will he condemn. PR-12:3 A man shall not be established by wickedness:but the root of the righteous shall not be moved. PR-12:4 A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband:but she that maketh ashamed [is] as rottenness in his bones. PR-12:5 The thoughts of the righteous [are] right:[but] the counsels of the wicked [are] deceit. PR-12:6 The words of the wicked [are] to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them. PR-12:7 The wicked are overthrown, and [are] not:but the house of the righteous shall stand. PR-12:8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom:but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised. PR-12:9 [He that is] despised, and hath a servant, [is] better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread. PR-12:10 A righteous [man] regardeth the life of his beast:but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel. PR-12:11 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain [persons is] void of understanding. PR-12:12 The wicked desireth the net of evil [men] :but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit] . PR-12:13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of [his] lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. PR-12:14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of [his] mouth:and the recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him. PR-12:15 The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes:but he that hearkeneth unto counsel [is] wise. PR-12:16 A fool's wrath is presently known:but a prudent [man] covereth shame. PR-12:17 [He that] speaketh truth showeth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit. PR-12:18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health. PR-12:19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever:but a lying tongue [is] but for a moment. PR-12:20 Deceit [is] in the heart of them that imagine evil:but to the counsellors of peace [is] joy. PR-12:21 There shall no evil happen to the just:but the wicked shall be filled with mischief. PR-12:22 Lying lips [are] abomination to the LORD:but they that deal truly [are] his delight. PR-12:23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge:but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness. PR-12:24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule:but the slothful shall be under tribute. PR-12:25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop:but a good word maketh it glad. PR-12:26 The righteous [is] more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them. PR-12:27 The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting:but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious. PR-12:28 In the way of righteousness [is] life; and [in] the pathway [thereof there is] no death. PR-13:1 A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction:but a scorner heareth not rebuke. PR-13:2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of [his] mouth:but the soul of the transgressors [shall eat] violence. PR-13:3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life:[but] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. PR-13:4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. PR-13:5 A righteous [man] hateth lying:but a wicked [man] is loathsome, and cometh to shame. PR-13:6 Righteousness keepeth [him that is] upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner. PR-13:7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet [hath] nothing: [there is] that maketh himself poor, yet [hath] great riches. PR-13:8 The ransom of a man's life [are] his riches:but the poor heareth not rebuke. PR-13:9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth:but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. PR-13:10 Only by pride cometh contention:but with the well advised [is] wisdom. PR-13:11 Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished:but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. PR-13:12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick:but [when] the desire cometh, [it is] a tree of life. PR-13:13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed:but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded. PR-13:14 The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. PR-13:15 Good understanding giveth favour:but the way of transgressors [is] hard. PR-13:16 Every prudent [man] dealeth with knowledge:but a fool layeth open [his] folly. PR-13:17 A wicked messenger falleth into mischief:but a faithful ambassador [is] health. PR-13:18 Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth instruction:but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured. PR-13:19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul:but [it is] abomination to fools to depart from evil. PR-13:20 He that walketh with wise [men] shall be wise:but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. PR-13:21 Evil pursueth sinners:but to the righteous good shall be repayed. PR-13:22 A good [man] leaveth an inheritance to his children's children:and the wealth of the sinner [is] laid up for the just. PR-13:23 Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor:but there is [that is] destroyed for want of judgment. PR-13:24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son:but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. PR-13:25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul:but the belly of the wicked shall want. PR-14:1 Every wise woman buildeth her house:but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands. PR-14:2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD:but [he that is] perverse in his ways despiseth him. PR-14:3 In the mouth of the foolish [is] a rod of pride:but the lips of the wise shall preserve them. PR-14:4 Where no oxen [are] , the crib [is] clean:but much increase [is] by the strength of the ox. PR-14:5 A faithful witness will not lie:but a false witness will utter lies. PR-14:6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and [findeth it] not:but knowledge [is] easy unto him that understandeth. PR-14:7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not [in him] the lips of knowledge. PR-14:8 The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way:but the folly of fools [is] deceit. PR-14:9 Fools make a mock at sin:but among the righteous [there is] favour. PR-14:10 The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. PR-14:11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown:but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. PR-14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death. PR-14:13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth [is] heaviness. PR-14:14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways:and a good man [shall be satisfied] from himself. PR-14:15 The simple believeth every word:but the prudent [man] looketh well to his going. PR-14:16 A wise [man] feareth, and departeth from evil:but the fool rageth, and is confident. PR-14:17 [He that is] soon angry dealeth foolishly:and a man of wicked devices is hated. PR-14:18 The simple inherit folly:but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. PR-14:19 The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous. PR-14:20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbour:but the rich [hath] many friends. PR-14:21 He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth:but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy [is] he. PR-14:22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth [shall be] to them that devise good. PR-14:23 In all labour there is profit:but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury. PR-14:24 The crown of the wise [is] their riches:[but] the foolishness of fools [is] folly. PR-14:25 A true witness delivereth souls:but a deceitful [witness] speaketh lies. PR-14:26 In the fear of the LORD [is] strong confidence:and his children shall have a place of refuge. PR-14:27 The fear of the LORD [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. PR-14:28 In the multitude of people [is] the king's honour:but in the want of people [is] the destruction of the prince. PR-14:29 [He that is] slow to wrath [is] of great understanding: but [he that is] hasty of spirit exalteth folly. PR-14:30 A sound heart [is] the life of the flesh:but envy the rottenness of the bones. PR-14:31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker:but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor. PR-14:32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness:but the righteous hath hope in his death. PR-14:33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding:but [that which is] in the midst of fools is made known. PR-14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin [is] a reproach to any people. PR-14:35 The king's favour [is] toward a wise servant:but his wrath is [against] him that causeth shame. PR-15:1 A soft answer turneth away wrath:but grievous words stir up anger. PR-15:2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright:but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. PR-15:3 The eyes of the LORD [are] in every place, beholding the evil and the good. PR-15:4 A wholesome tongue [is] a tree of life:but perverseness therein [is] a breach in the spirit. PR-15:5 A fool despiseth his father's instruction:but he that regardeth reproof is prudent. PR-15:6 In the house of the righteous [is] much treasure:but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble. PR-15:7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge:but the heart of the foolish [doeth] not so. PR-15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to the LORD:but the prayer of the upright [is] his delight. PR-15:9 The way of the wicked [is] an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness. PR-15:10 Correction [is] grievous unto him that forsaketh the way:[and] he that hateth reproof shall die. PR-15:11 Hell and destruction [are] before the LORD:how much more then the hearts of the children of men? PR-15:12 A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him:neither will he go unto the wise. PR-15:13 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance:but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. PR-15:14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge:but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness. PR-15:15 All the days of the afflicted [are] evil:but he that is of a merry heart [hath] a continual feast. PR-15:16 Better [is] little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith. PR-15:17 Better [is] a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. PR-15:18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife:but [he that is] slow to anger appeaseth strife. PR-15:19 The way of the slothful [man is] as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous [is] made plain. PR-15:20 A wise son maketh a glad father:but a foolish man despiseth his mother. PR-15:21 Folly [is] joy to [him that is] destitute of wisdom:but a man of understanding walketh uprightly. PR-15:22 Without counsel purposes are disappointed:but in the multitude of counsellors they are established. PR-15:23 A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth:and a word [spoken] in due season, how good [is it] ! PR-15:24 The way of life [is] above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath. PR-15:25 The LORD will destroy the house of the proud:but he will establish the border of the widow. PR-15:26 The thoughts of the wicked [are] an abomination to the LORD:but [the words] of the pure [are] pleasant words. PR-15:27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live. PR-15:28 The heart of the righteous studieth to answer:but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things. PR-15:29 The LORD [is] far from the wicked:but he heareth the prayer of the righteous. PR-15:30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart:[and] a good report maketh the bones fat. PR-15:31 The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise. PR-15:32 He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul:but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding. PR-15:33 The fear of the LORD [is] the instruction of wisdom; and before honour [is] humility. PR-16:1 The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, [is] from the LORD. PR-16:2 All the ways of a man [are] clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits. ~~~~~~